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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the men do to Spunk in Chapter 2?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They can beat him up.
(c) Destroy his reputation.
(d) Put him in jail.

2. Where does Spunk roam after the trial?
(a) The empty streets.
(b) The bars.
(c) The woods.
(d) The alleyways.

3. Why does Lena totally reject Joe?
(a) He is an invalid.
(b) He refuses to fight for her.
(c) He loses his job.
(d) He leaves her for another woman.

4. What does Joe clutch in his hand in Chapter 2?
(a) A razor.
(b) Leaves.
(c) His glasses.
(d) A cross.

5. What is Joe's last name?
(a) Horne.
(b) Lovelorn.
(c) Albert.
(d) Kanty.

6. Who is accused of attacking someone else from behind in Chapter 2?
(a) Walter.
(b) Joe.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Elijah.

7. Who shoots Joe?
(a) Joe.
(b) Lena.
(c) Spunk.
(d) It is unclear.

8. Where is Spunk cut in Chapter 2?
(a) His bicep.
(b) Inside his mouth.
(c) On his back.
(d) His scalp.

9. Who encourages Joe to hurt Spunk?
(a) Spunk.
(b) Lena.
(c) Walter and Elijah.
(d) His father.

10. Who claims he was attacked from behind?
(a) Joe.
(b) Walter.
(c) Spunk.
(d) Elijah.

11. What do Elijah's friends call him?
(a) Silent Man.
(b) The Big Mouth.
(c) 'Jah.
(d) 'Lige.

12. Why do the men treat Joe this way?
(a) Joe tells good jokes.
(b) Joe let Spunk take his wife.
(c) Joe's wife has passed away.
(d) Joe demands respect.

13. What word accurately describes Spunk?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Bully.
(c) Stud.
(d) Saint.

14. What town is this story based upon?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) High Point, North Carolina.
(d) Eatonville, Florida.

15. Who lies dead, in Chapter 2?
(a) Joe.
(b) Spunk's father.
(c) Walter.
(d) Elijah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Walter think Spunk is seeing Lena?

2. Who does Spunk send home in Chapter 2?

3. What promises has Spunk made to Lena, according to Elijah?

4. What does Lena say about the house she lives in now?

5. How does Spunk act when he has relations with another man's wife?

(see the answer keys)

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